John McCain in book excerpt: ‘I don’t know how much longer I’ll be here’

Republican Sen. John McCain is sharing his thoughts about his battle with cancer, writing, "I don't know how much longer I'll be here," according to an excerpt of his new book shared with NPR and read aloud by the senator himself. The Arizona Republican who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year has written a memoir, "The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations," that will be released later this month.

In AZ, McCain gets visits from Biden, Graham after surgery Source: AP

A frail Sen. John McCain has been receiving a stream of visitors and good wishes at his Arizona ranch as he confronts the aftermath of brain cancer treatment and surgery. Former Vice President Joe Biden sat with McCain for 90 minutes Sunday, according to people close to both men.

Ghost of past Kansas tax-slashing kills push to resume cuts

Persistent budget problems that followed a now-abandoned tax-slashing experiment in Kansas helped kill new cuts this year that were meant to return an unexpected "windfall" to the state from changes in federal tax laws. Top Republicans pushed Friday - the last day of the GOP-controlled Legislature's annual session - for passage of a bill that would save taxpayers an estimated $78 million during the state's next budget year, which begins July 1. It was a response to changes in federal tax laws that will force some individuals and corporations to pay more to the state because the state's tax code is tied to the federal one.

CIA nominee says she wouldn’t resume brutal interrogations

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the CIA has told senators privately that she would stand firm against any effort to restart the brutal detention and interrogation program the spy agency ran after 9/11, administration officials said Friday. In comments meant to soften the public profile of Gina Haspel before her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, two administration officials said she was not the "architect" of the program, but a "line officer" who never interrogated any terrorism suspects.

Ex-coal baron takes swipe at “China people” in political ad

An ex-coal executive who's running for U.S. Senate after serving a one-year prison sentence has unleashed a political ad that takes swipes at "China people" and calls the Senate majority leader "Cocaine Mitch." Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, a Republican, is seeking the West Virginia seat now held by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, but his ad disparages Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Police Patrolling Trail In Popular Vacaville Park After Woman Robbed

Police Patrolling Trail In Popular Vacaville Park After Woman Robbed A woman was robbed along a popular trail and police are sending out extra patrols and plan to through the summer. California is Now the 5th Largest Economy in the World California has surpassed the United Kingdom to become the world's fifth largest economy.

Giuliani Says Stormy Daniels Hush Payment Was Unrelated to Trump’s Campaign

Stormy Daniels speaks to members of the media while attorney Michael Avenatti listens outside Federal Court in New York on April 16, 2018. President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said hush money paid to a porn actress during the 2016 election didn't violate campaign finance laws, seeking to clarify comments he made earlier in the week.

Republican Speaks Out, Suing Party and Virginia Department of Elections

A man hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Kaine is sounding off about his lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Elections and the Republican party. Raiklin believes he was unfairly excluded from absentee ballots that started on April 27. He says the executive director of the Republican Party undermined his campaign's right to a fair count of signatures.

Podcast: Opioid Legislation on Deck

Legislation to combat the nation's opioid crisis has moved through the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chaired by Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., who is with ranking member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Legislation aimed at helping communities deal with the opioid addiction crisis is moving through the Senate and House, despite Democrats' disgruntlement about the process.

McCain, in new memoir, chides Trump for undermining U.S. values

U.S. Senator John McCain rebukes President Donald Trump in a new memoir, accusing his fellow Republican of failing to uphold U.S. values by showering praise on international "tyrants," discrediting the media, ignoring human rights and demeaning refugees. "Flattery secures his friendship, criticism his enmity," wrote McCain in "The Restless Wave," which he co-authored with longtime aide Mark Salter.

Analysis: Again, Trump is caught in a lie. Will it change anything?

Choose your news! Select the text alerts you want to receive: breaking news, prep sports scores, school closings, weather, and more. Rudy Giuliani, a current member of the president's legal team, said on Thursday that President Trump repaid his lawyer Michael Cohen $130,000 in the Stormy Daniels case.

The Latest: Bill seeks national park status for White Sands

Legislation is being introduced that would elevate the home of the world's largest gypsum dune field in southern New Mexico from a national monument to a national park. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich made the announcement Friday while visiting New Mexico, saying the change would boost recognition and visitation.

Scientists create cloned pigs to study Huntington’s disease

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John McDonnell and Claire Perry in on air election row

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Sandra Bullock and Mindy Kaling Break Out of ‘Actress Solitary Confinement’

When "Ocean's 8" began filming in October 2016 - with eight actresses reviving the martini and testosterone-zested heist franchise that last winked at audiences in 2007 - Hillary Clinton was ahead in the polls, Harvey Weinstein was synonymous with Hollywood power, and few in the industry, let alone the public, had ever heard of the term " inclusion rider ." The movie will be released on June 8 in a dramatically different world.